Law&Order
June 24, 2002 Dunkard Twp.
Four arrested
State police at Waynesburg reported that four men were arrested, arraigned and lodged in the Greene County Jail on burglary charges and related offenses after a break-in at Gene Yost and Sons Inc. in Mount Morris between midnight and 2:58 a.m. Saturday.
Arrested were Aaron N. Allon, 18, William L. Moffit, 18, and Luca Pennisi, 19, all of Morgantown, W.Va., and Shawn M. McCracken, 20, of Waynesburg.
According to police, the four men allegedly entered the office and stole a Rugar .44-caliber Magnum revolver, a 12-gauge, single shot, sawed-off shotgun, five registration plates, two bottles of whiskey, one bottle of vodka, various tools and supplies.
Police said the four then left the scene and drove to Greensboro, where they allegedly threw a rock through the window of the Grocery Bag store, setting off the alarm. While responding to the alarm, officers observed a vehicle matching the description of the car seen leaving the Grocery Bag and stopped it.
A search of the vehicle revealed bolt cutters, suspected marijuana, several items listed as taken from Gene Yost and Sons and three bottles of alcohol, according to police. The accused were remanded to Greene County Jail on $200,000 cash bond. Police are continuing their investigation.
Dunkard Twp.
Vehicle recovered
State police said a blue 1989 Chevy S-10 pickup owned by Daniel Preston of Morgantown, W.Va., was found in a wooded area along Walnut Hill Road at 10:45 a.m. June 19. Police said the vehicle possibly was stolen from West Virginia.
Franklin Twp.
Hit-and-run reported
Edward R. Handick, 26, of Sturgeon told state police that a white Subaru station wagon backed into his 2001 Freightliner truck in the lot of Walt’s Auto Repair Clinic at 2:30 p.m. Thursday.
Franklin Twp.
Woman charged
Eulena Patrese Walters, 21, of Pittsburgh was charged with contraband and possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance after she allegedly was discovered with marijuana that she tried to deliver to an inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Greene at 2 p.m. May 13, state police said.
Mount Pleasant
Car damaged
Kelly Pritts told state police that her 1998 Chrysler Sebring suffered a dent in the left quarter-panel while parked at a bar along Route 982 between June 14 and 15.
Dunbar Twp.
Vehicle hit
Harry Crawford of Connellsville told state police that an unknown white woman, identified as being 25 to 30 years old, with shoulder-length, brown hair and driving a green sport-utility vehicle, struck his vehicle in the Ames parking lot at Laurel Mall at 11:15 a.m. Sunday.
Saltlick Twp.
Woman shoved
Johanna Jane Kurtz, 22, of Normalville told state police that a 22-year-old Normalville man shoved her to the ground during an argument and broke her car window at 358 Clinton Road at 2:34 p.m. Saturday.
Springfield Twp.
Assault reported
Kimberly Ann Knopsider, 34, of Normalville told state police that a 34-year-old Normalville man pulled her out of a parked truck and pushed her to the ground during a domestic dispute along Rogers Mill Road at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
South Union Twp.
Vehicle damaged
Erica King of Morgantown, W.Va., told state police that her 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix was struck by an unknown vehicle while it was parked behind the Bariatric Weight Loss Center on Route 21 between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. June 10.
Perryopolis
Theft reported
Vicki West of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, told state police that 14 compact discs were taken from her suitcase between 11 a.m. and 10 p.m. Saturday while she was at 3235 Pittsburgh Rd.